Change of Address or Name

Address Change

Within 30 days of changing your address, you must notify DMV and provide the street address of your principal Virginia residence. A post office box or business
address is not acceptable and your principal address must be in Virginia. However, if you do not want your
residence address to appear on your driver's license or photo ID card, you may provide DMV with an alternate
address in addition to your residence address. This alternate address must also be in Virginia.

by completing and mailing the Address Change Request Form (ISD-01) to:

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

PO Box 27412

Richmond, VA 23269

You may purchase a new driver's license or
photo ID card showing the address change or a free change of
address card will be mailed to you. You may also obtain a revised vehicle registration card.

Out-of-State Address Change

If you change your residence address or alternate address to a location outside Virginia, your driver's license
or photo ID card will be cancelled. Exceptions may be made for some individuals such as active duty military
personnel and Virginia residents employed outside Virginia.

Voter Registration or Address

When you change your address with DMV, you can also apply to register to vote or change your voter registration address at the same time. Alternatively, you can apply to register to vote or change your voter registration address directly with the
Department of Elections at sbe.virginia.gov.

Name Change

In order to change your name on your DMV record(s) and document(s), you must visit a DMV customer service center and bring with you:

Marriage certificate (including same-sex marriage certificate).NOTE: Civil union documents are not acceptable as evidence of a name change.

Divorce decree if the decree states the change from married name to maiden name.

Original or teste copy of the court order granting the name change.

Your valid Virginia issued driver's license, learner's permit, or photo identification card, if you currently hold one. If you cannot present your Virginia driver's license, learner's permit, CDL, CDL instruction permit or photo identification, then you must present one proof of identity from the primary document list.
A list of documents on the primary document list is presented in Obtaining a
Virginia Driver's License or Identification (ID) Card (DMV 141).
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If you are applying for any Virginia issued driver's license or ID card for the first time, you must also present documents proving identity, residency, and legal presence.
Information about documents that DMV will accept can be found in Obtaining a
Virginia Driver's License or Identification (ID) Card (DMV 141).
, or you can use the interactive
Document Guide.

If you currently hold a valid Virginia driver's license or ID card, you must obtain a duplicate driver's license or ID card once your name change has been processed.

Validity of Documents

All documents must be originals and all documents must be verifiable with the
issuing entity. Photocopies will not be accepted. DMV will not accept a document as proof of identity, residency or social security number when there
is reason to believe it has been altered, fraudulently obtained or is fake, forged, counterfeit, or otherwise non-genuine
or illegitimate. DMV may require additional documents.

Falsifying information on any driver's license or photo identification card application is a criminal offense. Altering or
assisting a person with improperly or fraudulently obtaining a driver's license, learner's permit, CDL, CDL instruction
permit or photo ID card are also criminal offenses.

Documents accepted by DMV as proof of identity, Virginia residency and social security number may change without
prior notice.